The Houstonian is the student newspaper of Sam Houston State University. One of their reporters, Jay R. Jordan, reported a possible privacy leak involving the student government: Allegations of FERPA law violations erupted after student government Senator Troy Ross included SGA Vice President Brooke Hunter’s GPA in an appeal to the SGA Supreme Court but refused…
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University of Oregon quietly diminishes privacy protections at student counseling center, despite promises
Richard Read reports: University of Oregon Provost Frances Bronet acted decisively last month after the school received nationwide criticism for accessing a rape survivor’s therapy records for a lawsuit. Bronet assured students in a March 20 memo that UO’s counseling center would keep records confidential barring extraordinary circumstances. She urged them to use university mental-health services without fear. Meanwhile, The Oregonian/OregonLive has learned, the…
University admissions service broke data laws over targeted advertising
Lucy Ward reports: The universities admissions service, Ucas, broke data protection rules when it signed up teenagers to receive adverts about mobile phones, energy drinks and other products, the information commissioner has ruled. The University and Colleges Admissions Service must now change its application form and privacy policy because of the ruling, which follows an…
CT: Wilton’s Lavielle Applauds Unanimous Support For Student Privacy Bill
Frank Mojica reports: State Rep. Gail Lavielle (R-143rd District) applauded the recent passage of a bill protecting the privacy of K-12 student data by the General Assembly’s Education Committee. Both of the committee’s co-chairs agreed to raise a committee bill, HB 7017, based on a concept bill introduced earlier in the session by Lavielle, who represents Norwalk,…